Washing-machine heater



A. J. FISHER.

WASHING MACHINE HEATER APPLICATION H Lfn :UNE ls, m9.

1,388,941 Patented Aug. 30, 1921.

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"UNITED fSTATE 4MNA J.' FISHER, OF EvANsro'N, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR f'ro HURLEY MACHINE` ,Conr-y V PANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

iiATENT y OFFICE.

A. CORPORATION or 'ILLINOISj H WASHING-MACHINE IIEA'IERQj l To' all whom t may concern Be it known that I, ALVA J. FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evanston, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in IVashing-Machine Heaters, of whichthe following is a specification.. i l

My invention relates to a washing Vmachine heater. l

It is oftentimes desirable to have a clothes washing machine self-heated, as by means of a gas heater, and my invention provides a desirable,isimple and commercially satisfactory washing machine and heater combination in which the heater is an attachment applicable to, and removable from, the washing machine structure without change in the latter.

' Among the objectsV of my invention are to provide a simple, efficient heater, of the gasburning type,advantageous means for effecting connection between the heater and the washing machine, and satisfactory provision forL vensealing the washing machine casing and burner shell for protection of the washingmachineand its operator.. Other further objects of my invention will become ap parent fromthe following description and the appended claims, taken in` connection with the accompanying drawings wherein Figure lis a side elevation with parts bro- 'ken away Showing a washing machine equipped with a burner in accordance with my invention; F ig.4 2 is a bottom plan of the heater feature, and Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section or fragment of the assemblage.

'r vThe washing machinehas a casing 10,

with a parti-cylindrical bottom, preferably a true arc in cross section. With the agitating mechanism of the washing machine the resent invention is not concerned. c Tile casing is carried on a frame 11, comprising end members which may, of course, beof widely variant form, these end members 'having suitable longitudinal connection which include, for purpose of support to the heater-shell as well as strengthening the frame construction, tie-rods 12, preferably located substantially as shown in Fig. 3, that is to say paralleling the casing bottom along the front and rear thereof, and close to or slightly above the bottom plane of the casln 3 The burner shell 13 is a trough member specincaticn of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 30,

Application fuea :rune 1s, i

1919. SerialfNo. 304,573. f

having widely Haring sides 14 with suitable openings 15, 16, closed ends 17, and, Vpreferably long bottom openings 18v suitably bridged as at 19 for strength. The gas burner tube 2O extends longitudinally through the shell, and issupported in the receptive openings? inl the'end wall,' Vthis tube ofcourse being capped as at-21 and thereby closed at one 'e'nd and extending beyond the flame and equipped with a reg# ulatingvalve 22 andcoupling 'connection 23 at itsv other end. Hangersl2lf'connect' the burner shell with the frame.,`-Four ofthese hangers will amplyl support theshell, these belngyarranged in pairs at the respective ends of the shell and extending from' engagement with the latter near the bottom lnto engagement with the tie-rods 12. v Each hanger is an extensible` Strap composed of two sections havingv down-bent. confronting portions connected by a bolt 25 for vlength and tension adjustment, each section having at its free end a hook asv respectively shown at 26 Nand 27 for engagement with theshell 'at the edge of 'the' opening 18 and vwith the tie rods, respectively; These tension hangers therefore extend in inclined position =as shown inFig, 3, at a relatively acute `angle to the flaring side walls of the shell, and from engagement with the very rigid yparts of the shell ,'to'engagement with the strong but somewhat resilient tie rods of the frame, and under proper tension they position the shell very firmly in contactwith'the bottoni of the casing. This formj of lsuspension is very desirable in that with wone element of the suspension structure slightly resilient,

adequate compensation for expansion and Acontraction under the heating and cooling action necessary to be met 1n the use of such tudinaledges of the side walls cannot well be maintained in mere contact with the long stretch of shell without;` liability to Suche leakagev of the products of combustion as will damage the finish of the casing and be most annoying and Vdangerous to the operatOr. Therefore I make provision for sealing the edges of the shell to the casing with a suitable heat-resisting material such as asbestos-cement. or putty. To this end I provide along the edge of the shell a lip 28, shaped to have its free edge out of con tact with the casing and only its elbow or inner bend in substantial contact with the latter, this lip being concaved between the elbow and its free end to form a shallow channel in which the cement will be retained. The cement body 29 will be plastered in after the shell has been connected by means of the hangers to the frame.

While I have herein described in considerable detail aspeciiic embodiment of my invention, some of the details of lwhich I may particularly claim for their advantages as reiinements, it will be understood that many changes in the particulars of construction and arrangement may be made without departure from the spirit of my invention within the scope of the appended claims.

YVhat I claim is: l

l. The combination of a washing machine frame having a casing and a supporting frame including end-members and parts inwardly projecting/therefrom above ,the bottom level of the casing; a burner-shell having an orifice to conform to the bottom of thecasing, and variable-tension hangers extending upwardly from engagement with the shell into engagement with said projecting parts of the frame to press the shellorifice snugly against the casing-bottom. l

2. The combination of a washing machine frame having a casingv and a supporting fra-me including end-members and parts inwardlyrprojecting therefrom above thebottom-level of the casing; a burner-shell having an orifice to conform to the bottom of the casing, and variable-tension hangers extending upwardly and diverging laterally from engagement with the shell into engagement with said projecting parts of the frame to press the shell-orice snugly against the casing-bottom.

The combination of a washing machine having a parti-cylindrical casing and a supporting frame therefor including longitudinally extending tie rods, a burner shell having flaring side walls and ends conforming to the bottom shaping of the casing, and

hangers 'detachably connecting `said shell Awith said tie rods. A,

4:. The combination of a washing machine having a parti-cylindrical'casing and a supporting frame thereforincluding longitudinally extending tie rods, a burner shell having Haring side walls and ends conforming to the bottom shaping of the casing, and hangers deta'chably connecting said shell with said tie rods, said hangers including 1 tension-varying means.

5. The combination of a washing machine having a parti-cylindrical casing, vend frames, and front and back tie rodsparalleling the shell near the bottom thereof to connect the end frames, a gas burner shell having end walls and flaring sidewalls tol substantially lit the casing conformation, `said shell having `bottom openings, and hangers having end hooks, engagingctheedges. of said bottom openings and said tie rods to support said shell.

6. The combination of .awashing machine having a parti-cylindrical casing, end frames, and front and back tie rods :paralleling theI casing near the bottom thereof to connect the end frames, a gas burner shell having end4 walls and iiaring side walls to substantially fit the casing conformation,

said shell having bottom '-openings, and hangers having end hooks, 4engagingA the edges of said bottom openings andsaidtie rods to supportsaid shell, said hangers comprising two parts adjustably connected by a tension-varying device. Y Y w I 7. Thecombination of a washing machine casing having a cylinder formed bottom, a gas burner shell having end and side -walls substantially to lconform to lsaidcasing bottom, 'said side walls having'extension'lips non-conforming with the casing contour. to receive sealing material, l i i i 8. The combination of a washing `machine casing having a cylinder formed bottom, a gas burner shell yhaving end and side walls substantially to conform'to said casing boty tom, said side walls having extensionlipe non-conforming with the casing contourto receive sealing material, said lips being concaved in cross-section. o i i n i 9. A heater attachment set-:for'washing machines comprising a trough-shaped shell containing av gas burner and having surfaces for engagement with hangers,.and` a set of hangers each 'shaped at one end for engagement with :such a 'surface of theshell' and atitsopposite end .for engagement witha portion of the Awashing machine frame.

it). ris an article of manufacture, a burner shell for attachment to Aa washing machine consisting of a trough-shaped structurehavingl along its edges outwardly extending lips each concaved in cross-section. a

- r ALVA J FISHER. 

